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Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Jin Qian Ban 金錢粄 (Pumpkin Kueh with Mung Beans ) ~~欢喜过马年

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Last year I did a fondant covered cake for Pai Tin Kong (Hokkien peoples pray to Jade Emperor on CNY day9) . But this year I did something simple, I made this Jin Qian Ban ( similar like Ang Ku Kueh ), because the shape look like gold bar, good name and nice shape!

My mother was so impressed with the original gold colour from just using Pumpkin but not added any food colouring. Usually she used sweet potato instead.

You have to adjust the amount of water accordingly. I prefer to steam pumpkin instead of using microwave oven as less water is added to the dough later..and it was easy to handle the dough.﻿

Jin Qian Ban
(Pumpkin Kueh with Mung Beans ) 金錢粄

*15pcs

Sweet
Filling

125g split
yellow mung beans/green beans

70g sugar

1 and 1/2tbsp
corn oil

Method

1. Rinse
mung beans several times till water run clear, soak in clean water for 2hours.

2. Drain the
mung beans, place beans on a steaming tray, steam over high heat for 30mins

3. While
beans still hot, place beans, sugar and oil in a food processor, process till
fine.

4. Set aside
to cool. Shape into 13g small ball.

Pumpkin skin

150g
pumpkin, cut into small pieces

100g
glutinous rice flour

1/2tbsp rice
flour

1tbsp sugar

1 and 1/2tbsp
corn oil

25g hot
boiling water, or adjust accordingly as it depend on pumpkin texture

2. Flatten
the pumpkin ball, place a mung bean ball, cover and shape into round ball, then
shape into log.

3. Place the
log in the mould, lightly flatten, then knock out ( to prevent it broken when
it drop to kitchen top, use your hand to hold it) and place on greased banana
leaf.

4. Arrange
kueh on a steaming tray and steam for 5mins over low heat till cooked (do not
steam over high heat to prevent it turned out of shape!). Once done, remove
from steamer, lightly brush kueh surface with corn oil.

Note : for
this recipe, you will have balance 8pcs of filling, thus you have to increase
half of the dough amount.

Sonia, usually for Pai Tin Kong, there must be this Jin Qian Ban [we call Ang Khan], Ang Ee and Angku. Nowadays, I think anything will do. Just pray with a peace of mind, getting impossible to follow the old tradition. I took some photos on Pai Tin Kong at Chew Jetty in Penang. You may like to view them, hehehe!

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this year first time 拜天公 because I am a Cantonese but hubby is hokkien.Also first time see the gold bar ang ku kuih, didn't know got such mould for ang ku kuih.Your looks so much nicer than the one we bought for prayer.